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标题：The Reading Matrix - Looking Back, Looking Ahead: A Retrospective Account
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作者：John I. Liontas
期刊名称：The Reading Matrix: an international online journal
印刷版ISSN：1533-242X
出版年度：2007
卷号：7
期号：01
出版社：Reading Matrix, Inc.
摘要：4 special issues, 6 volumes, 2,269 pages, 175 authors from around the globe, 210 publications, 26 newsletters, 3 international online conferences, 61 conference proceedings papers, 147 conference presenters, 1000 conference attendees, 650,000 hits per month, ¡ and the numbers keep growing exponentially with each mouse click. This is the digital story of The Reading Matrix site from its humble beginnings to¡ who knows what the future holds¡ In this retrospective account of 2001-2006, we look at our humble beginnings so that we may build a better future for second and foreign language learning, a future that without multimedia literacy and digital intelligence is doomed to failure. Such is the prospect we are facing in our modern multicultural world today, such is the future our learners will inherit. Predicting the future has never been easy, preparing for it is! This is where The Reading Matrix digital story begins. The Reading Matrix is a site for ESL/English learners, language and literacy educators and researchers. This site contains language-learning resources in the Archives section and an Interactive Database containing web-based reading activities. We have also developed web-based tools to create online tests, activities, and games. We also publish The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal. We also host annually an International Online Conference on Second and Foreign Language Teaching and Research. We also¡ Well, this is how the story goes!